Philosophy of the Environment

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This course examines philosophical problems and questions that arise when we consider our place as human persons embedded in the natural world. We ask how our natures as complex human persons with rational, biological, and spiritual elements are both formed by and, in turn, form the natural world. As creatures bound by norms, we can also interrogate our ethical responsibilities as they pertain to the environment and one another. Specific topics covered may include global warming, responsibilities to future generations, population and consumption, wilderness preservation and restoration, the extinction crisis, environmental disobedience.